Democrats Now Trusted More Than GOP On Ten Out of Ten Key Issues

[jpeyton]

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What a waste of time.

Next person that contaminates this thread with such, will have a week off

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When it comes to National Security, Democrats are now trusted more by 42% of likely voters, Republicans by 40%. This means that Democrats now enjoy at least a nominal edge on all ten issues regularly tracked by Rasmussen Reports to gauge voters' trust of the two major parties.

In late June Democrats had the edge on nine of ten issues. At that time, the GOP had a single point advantage of the National Security issue.

Republicans had enjoyed an historic advantage on National Security for several decades but are burdened by the unpopular War in Iraq. Last year's Dubai Ports debacle also hurt perceptions of the GOP on national security.

The Democrats have also gained a little ground this month when it comes to the War in Iraq. Harry Reid's party moved from a ten-point advantage in late June to a twelve-point lead of 47% to 35% in the new survey.

On another hot-button issue, Immigration, Democrats are now trusted more by 40%, versus 30% who trust Republicans more. This ten-point disparity is the second-largest we've seen all year. But another 29% don't find either party trustworthy.

Only Government Ethics and Corruption inspires higher levels of bipartisan distaste. Thirty-seven percent (37%) don't notice any difference between the parties on the ethics front--among unaffiliated voters, that percentage mushrooms to 58%. Overall, Democrats are now favored by 38%, Republicans by 25%.

The GOP also lost ground on the Economy this month with Democrats now trusted more 47% to 38%. In June,the Democrats' advantage was 47% to 40%.

Forty-three percent (43%) now trust Democrats more on Taxes, 41% trust Republicans more.

On domestic issues, Democrats enjoy the biggest advantage on Health Care and Social Security. Fifty percent (50%) trust Democrats more on Health Care, 33% trust Republicans more. On Social Security, 47% trust Democrats more while 34% prefer the GOP.

On Education, Democrats now have a four point advantage; on Abortion, a five-point advantage.

A separate survey found that Democrats have a nine-point advantage on the Generic Congressional Ballot.

Rasmussen Reports updates these tracking polls in separate banks of five issues at a time.

This national telephone survey of 1,461 Likely Voters was conducted by Rasmussen Reports July 20-22, 2007. The margin of sampling error for each survey is +/- 2.6 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.

Rasmussen Reports is an electronic publishing firm specializing in the collection, publication, and distribution of public opinion polling information.

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The trend line is pretty clear; Democrats are becoming increasingly popular over Republicans, enjoying some record advantages on key issues. The most surprising result is of course National Security, which has always been a key area that was under Republican control...until now.

All those naysayers who thought the results of November 2006 were a fluke have clearly been debunked. On some issues, the Democrats are clearly winning, and on some, it's more like "picking the lesser of two evils", but overall, it's a clean sweep they can carry with them through 2008.

 

[Fern]

I no longer put much faith in those polls that are generic Dems v. Repubs. Rather am more interested when names are assigned and we see "heed to head" results.

Having said, I sorta do expect a Dem Pres. after 8 years of a Repub. Not sure I expect anymore Congressional advances by Dems, though. People may feel reluctant to hand any single party too much control. Never seems to work out very well.

Fern

 

[piasabird]

2-5% would normally be the margin for error in a poll.

I wish the Democrats luck, but I wouldnt trust Hillary or Pelosi to be the Commander in Chief.

 

[daveshel]

Now, if they can just come up with a viable presidential candidate...

 

[ElFenix]

why people trust the democrats on social security i'll never know


edit: actually, knowing how badly the average american understands compound interest, i have a sinking suspicion.

 

[Hacp]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
why people trust the democrats on social security i'll never know


edit: actually, knowing how badly the average american understands compound interest, i have a sinking suspicion.

Probably because Bush raided the Social Security Trust Fund.

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

Originally posted by: Hacp

Originally posted by: ElFenix
why people trust the democrats on social security i'll never know


edit: actually, knowing how badly the average american understands compound interest, i have a sinking suspicion.

Probably because Bush raided the Social Security Trust Fund.

LMAO... Yeah, Bush was the first one to come up with that idea... :laugh:

Raiding SS is a practice that goes back to before Clinton. Clinton balanced his budget using that money. But yeah, it's all Dubbya's fault. :roll:

 

[blackangst1]

Originally posted by: Hacp

Originally posted by: ElFenix
why people trust the democrats on social security i'll never know


edit: actually, knowing how badly the average american understands compound interest, i have a sinking suspicion.

Probably because Bush raided the Social Security Trust Fund.

Either my meter is broke, or you really are as stupid as you sound.

Batteries are full last time I checked though.

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: jpeyton
Topic Title: Democrats Now Trusted More Than GOP On Ten Out of Ten Key Issues

Topic Summary: Even National Security! This Is Why Democrats Will Win In 2008.

Nice job on the Title and summary :thumbsup:

 

[Rainsford]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
why people trust the democrats on social security i'll never know


edit: actually, knowing how badly the average american understands compound interest, i have a sinking suspicion.

Well it's all relative. The Republicans are screaming that the sky is falling on social security, when the facts suggest otherwise, and then propose stupid solutions that do nothing to actually solve the problem they largely invented. Democrats might not have a solution, but they don't have a big problem either. Mistrusting Dems on social security requires the party in question to accept that there IS a problem that needs solving.

 

[Hacp]

Originally posted by: blackangst1

Originally posted by: Hacp

Originally posted by: ElFenix
why people trust the democrats on social security i'll never know


edit: actually, knowing how badly the average american understands compound interest, i have a sinking suspicion.

Probably because Bush raided the Social Security Trust Fund.

Either my meter is broke, or you really are as stupid as you sound.

Batteries are full last time I checked though.

Last I checked, Bush did raid the Social Security Trust Fund, while Al Gore promised to keep it in a saftey lock box. Al Gore didn't get enough electorail votes, and Bush came in and took all the money out. Also, someone needs to cool down. Flaming me won't get you anywhere.

 

[JohnOfSheffield]

Originally posted by: piasabird
2-5% would normally be the margin for error in a poll.

I wish the Democrats luck, but I wouldnt trust Hillary or Pelosi to be the Commander in Chief.

I would trust Kermit the frog rather than Bush, so.

Cheney/Rumsfeld/Bush has pretty much singlehandedly destroyed all international relations and none of them has ever admitted that they were wrong about Iraq, never apologized for it.

That makes them very small men and not people suited to be in command of the great nation of the US (which i do believe it is, difference is that i'm now in a minority)

Hillary is a dream compared to that trio, seriously, i'd hate to see her win but it wouldn't matter too much, no one can EVER even come close to screwing up the US in the way that Bush has.

 

[ProfJohn]

I don?t understand the immigration result.

It was mainly the Democrats and Bush who pushed the immigration bill that America opposed by a huge margin. It was mainly the Republicans in congress and the Senate who stopped this bill.

Do the American people not understand that under a President Clinton we will get an amnesty bill like it or not?

 

[Hacp]

Originally posted by: ProfJohn
I don?t understand the immigration result.

It was mainly the Democrats and Bush who pushed the immigration bill that America opposed by a huge margin. It was mainly the Republicans in congress and the Senate who stopped this bill.

Do the American people not understand that under a President Clinton we will get an amnesty bill like it or not?

Actually, if you look at the NY times poll, many people supported large amounts of the immigration bill.

 

[JEDIYoda]

Actually I will say this...the election is the Democrats to lose.....
YES!!! They can lose it......DNC nomination for President-- Hillary Clinton== Republican once again winning the White house!!

 

[wiin]

If the polls are to be believed, kerry would now be president. The problem with these polls is that the number of democ-rats being polled outnumber republicans. If you want a meaningful result, have the same number of republicans and democ-rats. When you have more democ-rats than republicans, of course you are going to have a favorable result for the democ-rats. Like in the past, polls with an outcome such as this one, are meant to frhgten, persuade
or demoralize certain groups of people.

Originally posted by: jpeyton
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When it comes to National Security, Democrats are now trusted more by 42% of likely voters, Republicans by 40%. This means that Democrats now enjoy at least a nominal edge on all ten issues regularly tracked by Rasmussen Reports to gauge voters' trust of the two major parties.

In late June Democrats had the edge on nine of ten issues. At that time, the GOP had a single point advantage of the National Security issue.

Republicans had enjoyed an historic advantage on National Security for several decades but are burdened by the unpopular War in Iraq. Last year's Dubai Ports debacle also hurt perceptions of the GOP on national security.

The Democrats have also gained a little ground this month when it comes to the War in Iraq. Harry Reid's party moved from a ten-point advantage in late June to a twelve-point lead of 47% to 35% in the new survey.

On another hot-button issue, Immigration, Democrats are now trusted more by 40%, versus 30% who trust Republicans more. This ten-point disparity is the second-largest we've seen all year. But another 29% don't find either party trustworthy.

Only Government Ethics and Corruption inspires higher levels of bipartisan distaste. Thirty-seven percent (37%) don't notice any difference between the parties on the ethics front--among unaffiliated voters, that percentage mushrooms to 58%. Overall, Democrats are now favored by 38%, Republicans by 25%.

The GOP also lost ground on the Economy this month with Democrats now trusted more 47% to 38%. In June,the Democrats' advantage was 47% to 40%.

Forty-three percent (43%) now trust Democrats more on Taxes, 41% trust Republicans more.

On domestic issues, Democrats enjoy the biggest advantage on Health Care and Social Security. Fifty percent (50%) trust Democrats more on Health Care, 33% trust Republicans more. On Social Security, 47% trust Democrats more while 34% prefer the GOP.

On Education, Democrats now have a four point advantage; on Abortion, a five-point advantage.

A separate survey found that Democrats have a nine-point advantage on the Generic Congressional Ballot.

Rasmussen Reports updates these tracking polls in separate banks of five issues at a time.

This national telephone survey of 1,461 Likely Voters was conducted by Rasmussen Reports July 20-22, 2007. The margin of sampling error for each survey is +/- 2.6 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.

Rasmussen Reports is an electronic publishing firm specializing in the collection, publication, and distribution of public opinion polling information.

-----------------------------------------------------------

The trend line is pretty clear; Democrats are becoming increasingly popular over Republicans, enjoying some record advantages on key issues. The most surprising result is of course National Security, which has always been a key area that was under Republican control...until now.

All those naysayers who thought the results of November 2006 were a fluke have clearly been debunked. On some issues, the Democrats are clearly winning, and on some, it's more like "picking the lesser of two evils", but overall, it's a clean sweep they can carry with them through 2008.

 

[AAman]

Well, we're under one of, if not the worst administrations in our nation's history (and the worst joke of a president ever) and the Republican Party has betrayed our nation on every single issue, broken every law they found incovenient (most of 'em), killed more Americans than OBL/AQ, bankrupted our finances, sold us out to enemy nations like China, stolen hundreds of billions for their allies, wiped their asses with the Constitution, etc., etc....but as pointed out, since the Dems are just plain incompetent, they can still lose the election.

 

[Pabster]

Originally posted by: wiin
If the polls are to be believed, kerry would now be president. The problem with these polls is that the number of democ-rats being polled outnumber republicans. If you want a meaningful result, have the same number of republicans and democ-rats. When you have more democ-rats than republicans, of course you are going to have a favorable result for the democ-rats. Like in the past, polls with an outcome such as this one, are meant to frhgten, persuade
or demoralize certain groups of people.

Precisely. :thumbsup:

 

[ProfJohn]

The best way to deal with this problem is to let the Democrats run the country again. Four year under a Democrat congress and President and Republicans will be leading in all ten again.

For proof of this I offer the four years of Carter?s administration and the first two years of the Clinton administration.

Clinton and the Democrats did so bad during his first two years that the Republicans had a 54 seat turn over in the election, defeated a sitting speaker of the house and took control of congress for the first time in 40 years.

 

[Ferocious]

Look at what Carter and Clinton inherited. Carter made the tough choices and appointed Volker, began deregulation of industries, and didn't bribe Iran to release the hostages.

Clinton of course inherited the credit card economic era of the 80's. It's amazing he turned it arouind so fast...but alas the balanced budgets wouldn't last once the REPS regained control of government with Bush.

The REPS like to borrow now and let someone else pay later...often at the state level too.

Just recently it has been reported that NEW JERSEY is $58 billion dollars short on its pension obligations. The slide began in 1994 when Republican Whitman was elected Governor and instituted reckless tax cuts.

The examples are endless.

Split government is best as show by history.

 

[ProfJohn]

Originally posted by: Ferocious
Look at what Carter and Clinton inherited. Carter made the tough choices and appointed Volker, began deregulation of industries, and didn't bribe Iran to release the hostages.

Clinton of course inherited the credit card economic era of the 80's. It's amazing he turned it arouind so fast...but alas the balanced budgets wouldn't last once the REPS regained control of government with Bush.

The REPS like to borrow now and let someone else pay later...often at the state level too.

Just recently it has been reported that NEW JERSEY is $58 billion dollars short on its pension obligations. The slide began in 1994 when Republican Whitman was elected Governor and instituted reckless tax cuts.

The examples are endless.

Split government is best as show by history.

Ummm Clinton turned what around?

The economy had already recovered from its economic slump before he took office, the data proves this.
And as I have proven many times Clinton had no intention of ending our government?s deficit spending ways. His first two budgets both included never ending $200 billion deficits.

Carter was a joke who was totally ineffective at anything.

 

[Hacp]

Originally posted by: ProfJohn

Originally posted by: Ferocious
Look at what Carter and Clinton inherited. Carter made the tough choices and appointed Volker, began deregulation of industries, and didn't bribe Iran to release the hostages.

Clinton of course inherited the credit card economic era of the 80's. It's amazing he turned it arouind so fast...but alas the balanced budgets wouldn't last once the REPS regained control of government with Bush.

The REPS like to borrow now and let someone else pay later...often at the state level too.

Just recently it has been reported that NEW JERSEY is $58 billion dollars short on its pension obligations. The slide began in 1994 when Republican Whitman was elected Governor and instituted reckless tax cuts.

The examples are endless.

Split government is best as show by history.

Ummm Clinton turned what around?

The economy had already recovered from its economic slump before he took office, the data proves this.
And as I have proven many times Clinton had no intention of ending our government?s deficit spending ways. His first two budgets both included never ending $200 billion deficits.

Carter was a joke who was totally ineffective at anything.

Then the mid-late 90s came and we had a huge economic boom that was felt by everyone, poor, middle class, and rich.

 

[ProfJohn]

Originally posted by: Hacp
Then the mid-late 90s came and we had a huge economic boom that was felt by everyone, poor, middle class, and rich.

Which Clinton policy caused this expansion?

In case you aren?t aware we have been in an economic expansion since 1982 with only two small slow downs during this time.

 

[maluckey]

Let me see...

GDP all-time high? Check

Unemployment at a low? Check

Federal Debt to income no worse than it has ever been? Check

DOW and other economic indicators setting records? Check

Illegals draining the sytem to the tune of tens of Billions per year? Check

More people soon to retire than SS can support? Check

Not one of the above statements is really in dispute. What is really in dispute is how the United States can continue to do the above for the next four years is the issue. Congress works 103 days and thinks that justifies their paychecks. Bush feels that amnesty is a good idea, and Social Security cannot continue to operate without being revised, or raising the age of benefits to a level where all will be dead before it pays..

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: maluckey
Let me see...

GDP all-time high? Check

Unemployment at a low? Check

Federal Debt to income no worse than it has ever been? Check

DOW and other economic indicators setting records? Check

Illegals draining the sytem to the tune of tens of Billions per year? Check

More people soon to retire than SS can support? Check

Not one of the above statements is really in dispute. What is really in dispute is how the United States can continue to do the above for the next four years is the issue. Congress works 103 days and thinks that justifies their paychecks. Bush feels that amnesty is a good idea, and Social Security cannot continue to operate without being revised, or raising the age of benefits to a level where all will be dead before it pays..

My problem with Bush isn't the economy, he wasn't at fault when it tanked at the beginning of his Presidency and he's not the reason it's doing well now. It's everything else he's fucked up.

Now do I think the Democrats will make everything better,hell no, I just don't believe they'll make things worse. In fact I wouldn't mind a Republican Congress and a strong Democratic President. I don't like Hilary though, she's almost as polarizing as Bush and if she wins the the high pitch whinning from the Republicans might be more than I can bare.